Arrived at the Samesun to included dinner, always a bonus. Not a bad wee curry, but can't beat my mums. Then spent the evening at HI Bandf for a live band. Got pretty drunk and ended up leaving with the Swiss guys. Kinda tripped a few of the 30-40 steps down, luckily saved by Lucas but always good for the imminent climb on Thursday. The next day, both of us feeling slightly rough, but me determined not to waste the day, I got up for a wonder around Banff, while...

Today the big group split into smaller ones, depending on how many days you planned to spend in the 'wilderness hostels'. Met our leader Ryan as he took us to Lake Minnewanka for introductions. 10 people, nice little number so we have; Alex and Megan, England Rob, England Thomas and Lucas, Switzerland Manja, Germany Tatiana, Germany Laura, Germany And this was definitely the best group of people. On first impressions, meeting Ryan, with his dreads and hi...